Early intervention is the key to achieving better long-term mental health outcomes for young people but many primary care clinicians report a lack of confidence in this area. Gain youth-specific skills to support the diagnosis and management of young people’s mental health with this new 8-week, online micro credential that has been co-designed with Australia’s leading experts in youth mental health and young people with lived-experience.
✔️ Explore key factors that contribute to mental ill health in young people
✔️ Explore key factors that contribute to mental ill health in young people
✔️ Learn effective strategies to assess risk of suicide and self-harm in young people
✔️ Gain an evidence-informed approach for conducting interventions with young people
✔️ Learn how to develop a brief mental health assessment that incorporates a safety management plan for a young person experiencing mental ill-health
✔️ Designed for GPs, primary care nurses and paediatricians
✔️ Earn 42.5 hours of CPD (RACGP accredited for GPs)
Lecturers:
Dr Benjamin Lewis, Online Educator and Course Coordinator, The University of Melbourne
Dr Simone Craig, General Practitioner and Lecturer, Department of General Practice and Primary Care, The University of Melbourne
For more information and to register for updates see the University of Melbourne’s website: https://go.unimelb.edu.au/7zjp
